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Amazon Pauses Construction At Second HQ In Virginia
Construction on the second phase Amazon's HQ2 in Virginia has been paused, amid cost cutting at the e-commerce giant
ARM Disappoints UK With Decision To List Only In New York
UK Financial Conduct Authority blamed for 'inflexibility', as ARM owner Softbank opts for US-only public listing
New York Governor Signs Bill To Limit Crypto Mining
Green move. Clampdown on crypto mining that runs on carbon-based power sources signed into law by New York Governor
New York, Amazon Settle Pandemic Protection Lawsuit
Stand down. New York state's attorney general agrees to halt lawsuit against Amazon over alleged failures to protect workers during pandemic
Micron To Spend Up To $100 Billion To Build New York Chip Fab
White House welcomes news that new chip “megafab” costing up to $100bn will be constructed in New York by Micron Technology
New York Signs Bill To Ban Certain Crypto Mining Operations
Lawmakers in New York have passed a bill to ban certain cryptocurrency mining operations that run on carbon-based power sources
Amazon Faces Union Vote At Second State Island Facility
Second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island begins voting on whether to join grassroots trade union formed by fired Amazon worker
Apple Staff In Flagship NY Store Begin Steps To Unionise
Trouble for Tim? Staff at Apple's flagship New York store at the Grand Central Terminal begin process of unionising, say organisers
Apple Closes New York Stores, As Omicron Infections Surge
Apple closes its New York stores in 11 locations to casual shoppers, but will allow buyers to pick up devices outside the shop
NY AG Seeks Overseer For Amazon Worker Safety
New York's attorney general asks US judge to appoint someone who will oversee worker safety at Amazon, and to force it to rehire fired worker
Google To Purchase NY Office Building For $2.1 Billion
Despite small numbers of office workers due to remote working, Google is to spend billions to acquire New York office building
Judge Deals Amazon Setback In New York Labour Row
US federal judge gives Amazon setback with ruling to move New York Attorney General lawsuit back to state court, amidst broader labour controversy
Samsung Mulls Four US Locations For $17bn Chip Factory – Report
Two sites in Arizona, one in New York and one is Texas being considered for new multi-billion dollar chip factory for Samsung
New York Sues Amazon Over Pandemic Protection For Workers
New York’s attorney general files lawsuit against e-commerce giant, alleging it failed to protect workers during pandemic
Alibaba Looks To Hong Kong For £16bn Secondary Share Offer
The Chinese e-commerce giant previously raised $25bn on the New York Stock Exchange in what is still the world's biggest-ever market debut
Amazon Ditches Plans For New York HQ2
Online giant cancels its plans to build campus in Queens, after tax break opposition and questions about unions
Amazon’s New York Headquarters Hits Surprise Roadblock
Political opposition to the company's plans for a second heaquarters in Queens unexpectedly gains ground over 'secretive' £2.3bn deal
Google To Splash Out $1bn On New Manhattan Campus
The search and advertising giant is looking to double its staff in the city to around 14,000
Amazon Selects New York, Virginia For HQ2
Go east! Amazon has headed to the US East coast and will split its second headquarters between two locations
How New York Envy Drives On-Demand Startups In Silicon Valley
San Francisco is the epicenter of the on-demand startups movement, but what's new in Fog City is old hat in the Big Apple
Two Flights Have Run-Ins With Drones At New York JFK
Planes twice come within several hundred metres of collision with UAVs, according to FAA report
NYSE 4-Hour Blackout Caused by Technical Glitch
Yesterday's glitch threw Wall Street into one of the biggest blackouts ever experienced, but the outage was reportedly not a cyber attack
IBM Opens Watson HQ In York Ahead Of Global Expansion
New headquarters one of several new offices around the world as Watson also gets a host of new partners
New York Times Sowed Its Own Disaster
The Syrians hit the New York Times via Australia, but the newspaper had only itself to blame, says Sean Michael Kerner
Did New York’s Hurricane Response Change Everything?
Hurricane Sandy got global warming on the agenda and highlighted data centre energy use, says Peter Judge
Fuel Buckets Keep New York Data Centre Live Through The Hurricane
Peer 1 remained online, thanks to a bucket brigade carrying fuel up 18 floors
Hurricane Sandy Takes Out Huffington Post, Gawker
New York-based servers are taken out by the Frankenstorm
Windows 8 Launch: Microsoft Unveils ‘Reimagined’ Operating System
Microsoft staged a massive launch party in New York City for the long-awaited public unveiling of Windows 8
Analyst And God Pour Cold Water On iPad 2 Release
As Apple fans queued in the rain, Forrester Research claimed an Amazon tablet would challenge iPad's lead